Associate Director for Initial Resettlement #2025493

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten?  Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?
If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.
At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.  If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.  ORGANIZATION SUMMARYWorld Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.
Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

This position is reliant upon funding and may be subject to modification or termination based on resource availability.

POSITION SUMMARY:The Initial Resettlement Team oversees all activities related to refugee arrivals and initial resettlement in the U.S. under the PC Gap Supplemental Grant, Program of Initial Resettlement (PIR) awarded to World Relief by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). The Associate Director of PIR provides strategic leadership and oversight. This role ensures the effective management of pre- and post-arrival resettlement services, strengthens collaboration between the Home Office (HO), and field offices, and upholds compliance, quality, and innovation across the national network. 

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Program Leadership and Management 
•  Lead World Relief’s Program of Initial Resettlement (PIR), ensuring program goals, policies, and initiatives align with the organization’s mission and ORR guidelines.   
• Manage the PIR team at the Home Office and support the field initial resettlement teams in effectively implementing Program of Initial Resettlement, as well as sharing best practices through fostering strong collaboration and communication. 
•  Develop and maintain program policies, procedures and tools that promote consistency, quality, and accountability. 
•  Ensure programmatic policies, policies and tools are implemented.   
• Oversee the development and implementation of annual training plan.
• Collaborate with MHPSS Training Officer and PIR team members to identify pre- and post-arrival training needs for WR network. 
• Ensure home office staff are onboard and trained.   
• Serve as the lead contact with ORR on all PIR-related matters, including pre- and post-arrival program management, reporting, monitoring, capacity planning, grievances, and pipeline management. 
•  Lead the Community of Practice for PIR, facilitating knowledge sharing and best practices across the network.   
• Serve as an agency expert on initial resettlement program requirements; address questions from HO and field office staff regarding compliance with and communication around this programming.    Assist with transition of initial resettlement program from PRM to ORR 
 Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)   
• Collaborate with MHPSS M&E Program Manager and PC Data & Reporting Program Officer to ensure development of a monitoring framework and data collection and reporting around grant compliance.   
•  Oversee World Relief’s beneficiary feedback survey and ensure timely dissemination of findings to local offices. 
 Grant Development, Budget, and Reporting 
•  In collaboration with the MHPSS M&E Program Manager, oversee the preparation and submission of required programmatic reports to ORR and internal leadership.   
• Collaborate with the finance department to monitor expenditure and ensure timely, compliant spending against the approved budget. 
•  Support the Director of MHPSS in analyzing program performance and preparing strategic recommendations.   
• Oversee updates and enhancements to the IRIS Database and Dynamics to improve efficiency and data accuracy. 
•  Contribute to ORR grant proposal and national management budget, ensuring alignment with program priorities and compliance with ORR guidelines. 
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